Portfolio Manager

Richard Aston manages the CC Japan Income & Growth Trust plc, the Chikara Japan Alpha Fund and also the Chikara Japan Income & Growth Fund (Irish UCITS fund). He has more than 20 years of experience in Japanese equities and a more than a total of 25 years of investment experience. He first moved into the finance industry as an Investment Analyst with Sun Life Asset Management (now part of AXA Investment Managers) in 1992. After various roles within the asset management team, Richard was appointed as a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese desk in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Head of Japanese equities at Chase Asset Management in London. Following the merger of Chase Manhattan, Flemings and JPMorgan, Richard became a member of the JPMorgan Asset Management Japanese Equities based in London and, subsequently, in Tokyo. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2008.  In December 2010, Richard returned to London and joined Chikara Investments LLP. Richard graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Engineering and a sponsorship from GEC Industrial Controls.